Georgia isn’t doing enough to protect people with developmental disabilities from neglect while in state care or to provide housing to people with mental illness, according to a report released this week.
The report is all about Georgia’s compliance with an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice intended to improve the services offered in non-institutional settings to people with certain kinds of disabilities.
“There remain numerous specific obligations in the agreements that have not been fulfilled, as required, for a recommended finding of substantial compliance,” Elizabeth Jones, the independent reviewer tasked with tracking the state’s progress, wrote.
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